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A very tall man

A very tall man — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 11 illustrated pages

A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.
他的锄头太短了。
A very tall man and a boy standing outside a house; the doorway is too low for him.
他的门口太低了。
A very tall man in bed with his feet hanging off the edge of the bed, and a boy standing next to him looking at his feet.
他的床太短了。
A very tall man riding a bicycle too small for him.
他的自行车太短了。
A very tall man standing in front of a crowd of people.
这个人太高了！
A very tall man holding a hoe.
他做了一个很长的锄柄。
A very tall man standing outside a house.
他做了一个很高的门框。
A man in a long bed and a boy standing next to him.
他做了一张很长的床。
A very tall man riding a high bicycle and a boy sitting in a basket on the back.
他买了一辆很高的自行车。
A very tall man sitting on a very high chair eating with a long fork, and a boy sitting next to him at the top of a ladder.
他坐在一把很高的椅子上。他用一把很长的叉子吃饭。
A house in a forest.
他离开他的房子住进一个很大的森林里。他在那里住了很多年。

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Written by
Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by
Catherine Groenewald
Translated by
dohliam
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 2

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: A very tall man from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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